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Although the air was clear and sunny, I managed to catch a faceful of what our hunting guide laughingly called “Georgia snow”. A state worker from New Jersey had just shot the head off a bobwhite quail, and I was downwind of the ensuing spray of white feathers. My phone,
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The dreams are starting again, sooner than I expected. In this dream, I board an overnight flight across the county and start a fresh day in New York City. Ascending the cracked, smelly subway steps into the noisy city air feels like a homecoming. I’ve barely slept, but who
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Last summer, I was turned down for a job that would have let me travel several times a year. The job was with a former employer, where I knew most of the people and knew basically what to expect from the line of work, which was producing corporate events. I
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Before this year’s trip to New York, I eagerly circled many food destinations in my guidebook; but as typically happens, I resized my ambitions after arriving and feeling overwhelmed by options. During my four days there, I mainly played it by ear and stuck to restaurants that didn’t
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A 2025 New York Trip
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Day 1 - Departure (mood: cheerful) It’s a Friday and we’re not at work or school. Daddy and I have packed up for a two-night stay in Central Oregon, including some fun in the snow. Our son has never gotten to play in snow more than two inches
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Like many folks who grow up seeing it only on television, I’ve always had a thing for New York City. For years I longed to visit, but as a West Coast suburbanite without much extra money, I had to settle for San Francisco and Seattle to get my fix